Craneford, Shiraz, Barossa Valley

Muted aroma's reminds me of an old sherry wine. Flavors clearly past prime but wow ohhh so smooth. Blackberry, sherry cask, anise. I must say the alcohol level felt like is was 1/2 of the original.

ok, a little oxidized. past prime

Nice and fruity initially but has a slightly bitter meaty finish that puts me off a little. Age has also reduced its power as well. Not a bad thing I think.

Jam and smoke but somewhat past it's prime

Much better than the previous bottle - still vibrant with tons of jam and a wonderful peppery finish. Wouldn't wait much longer though to drink...

Reddish, clearing rim, dark color. On the nose brett?, tar, and savory notes exceed somewhat muddled dark fruits and very well integrated barrique spices. On the palate surprising with medium + acidity, a firm/tight midpalate (as opposed to a more typical Aussie fleshy, expansive, and sweet midpalate), medium + tannins that are very ripe and very well integrated... moderate alcohol. Over time the musty/brettish note blew off, the fruit became more delineated with very pretty Barossa blueberries, and the wine …

drinking great

This is drinking wonderfully now. I fear it will fade a bit before too long.

Dark ruby/purple colour; opaque. Aromas of framboise, vanilla, blueberry, blackberry. Full-bodied, soft, lush wine. Replays from nose with just a hint of spice. Slightly sweet from the concentration of fruit; eucalyptus, with time on the palate. Moderate-long finish, 35-40s, with crushed berry fruit. Drinking nicely now and will hold for 3-4 years.

Dark garnet/purple colour; almost opaque. Aromas of vanilla/oak, blueberry, raspberry, and blackberry. Medium-full bodied with red berry fruit and blueberry; a bit sweet on the palate. Moderate finish, ~30-35s, with pepper notes. Needs food that is pepper or slightly sweet, i.e. the wild boar with Calvados carmelized apples I had.

Intense ruby/purple colour. Aromas of cassis, raspberry, oak. Full-bodied, fruit forward wine. Soft, plush wine. Tannin present at the back, with cassis and raspberry notes. 20-25s finish. Needs air and something other than the plastic shot glass to drink out of. 500 cases made.

Deep ruby/purple colour. Powerful nose of cassis, mocha, anise, eucalyptus. Rich and unctuous wine. Full bodied, excellent concentration, but still displays elegance. Very nice dark fuit. Can cellar for 3-5 years to get everything out of this wine. Best QPR from the entire catalogue.